Rights Holder: Cambridgeshire County Council
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
BROOCH
Unique ID: CAM-2BB587
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An undecorated copper-alloy one piece Colchester type brooch of early 1st century date. Dimensions: length 56.36mm, width 6.47mm, height 13.73mm, weight 4.88g. See Cuddleford, M.J. 1994 (p.24 & 26, item 7).
Class:
Colchester (one-piece)
Evidence of reuse: None
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 25
Date to: AD 60
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 56.36 mm
Width: 6.47 mm
Weight: 4.88 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 31st March 2009
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Weston Colville Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuddeford, M.J. | 1994 | Identifying Metallic Small Finds | Ipswich | Anglia Publishing | p. 24 & 26, | item 7. |
Similar objects
Find number: CAM-294226
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: IRON AGE
A copper-alloy artefact fragment. The fragment might be part of a La Tene Class I brooch (see Mills, N. 2000 p.39 item C63) and (Cuddleford, …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: CAM-99EA06
Object type: BELL
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A cast copper-alloy crotal (rumbler bell). The bell is complete and still contains the pea, which is probably made of iron, although it is so…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: CAM-83FB53
Object type: STRAP END
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
One-piece incomplete copper-alloy strap-end. Single sheet folded widthways, oval shaped, tappering to a rounded point. The upper surface has …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618